The Novels of Ruth Prawer Jhabvala: A Critical Evaluation

Contents: Preface. 1. Introduction. 2. Social realism. 3. Conflict of emotion. 4. Sex and marriage. 5.Exploitation and unemployment. 6. Conclusion. Bibliography. Index. This book is an in depth study of all the novels of R.P. Jhabvala. It examines many facets of her fiction society real lives emotional imbalances, sexist approaches matrimonial crises, exploitation in many ways leading to unemployment and thus it adds new dimensions to the volume of criticism on the works of Jhabvala. (jacket)